Bracket for kitchen-cabinets.



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APPLlcAnoN man ocT. 12, 1916.

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Ma-4% By PATENT @FREE FRANK COSS, 0F GREENCASTLE, INDANA.

BRACKET FOR KITCHEN-CABINETS.

Application filed Gctober 12, 1916.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK Goss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greencastle, in the county of Putnam and State of 1ndiana, have invented a new and useful Bracket for Kitchen-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

lt is the object of my invention to provide for kitchen cabinets having a sliding table top a superstructure support which permits such sliding and which is more inexpensive than those now in use while producing an equally pleasing appearance.

The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a kitchen cabinet embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing a side elevation of the superstructure support, with the cover removed; Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the superstructure supports in its entirety, including the cover; and Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of different forms of supporting members which can be used in the superstructure support.

The kitchen cabinet comprises a base portion 10, a superstructure 11, and a table top 12. The table top is mounted so that it can be slid forward and rearward, when in rearward position projecting under the superstructure.

In order to support the superstructure to permit this sliding of the table top 12, 1 provide a superstructure support such as shown in perspective in Fig. 4c. There is such a superstructure support at each end of the superstructure 11. Each superstructure support comprises two strong U-shaped strips 15 which may take either the form Shown in Fig. 5 or that shown in Fig. 6, and a sheet metal cover 16 which is suitably fastened to the supporting strips 15, as by rivets 17. r1`he upper ends 18 of the supporting strips 15 project under the edge of the superstructure 11, so that such superstructure rests on such end 18. The lower` ends of the supporting strips 15 are fastened to the base portion 10, either against the upper face or one of the side faces thereof. If it is desired to fasten such supporting strips to the upper face of the base portion 10, the lower end 19 of each supporting strip is extended as shown in Fig. 5, and provided with a screw-receiving hole 20 beyond the end 18 so that a screw driver Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

Serial No. 125,189.

may be conveniently used on the screw 21 which passes through such hole, without interference from the end 18. 1f it is desired to fasten such supporting strips to the side face'of the base portion 10, the lower end 22 of each supporting strip is bent downward as shown in Fig. 6, and provided with a screw hole or screw holes 23 for receiving screws which may enter the side face of the base portion. The cover 16 is of general U-shape in cross section, to fit around the outer surfaces of the curved portions of the supporting strips 15, as clear from Figs. 3 and Ll, and its ends project beyond the supporting strips 15 so that the latter are completely hidden. These projecting ends of the cover 16 may be provided with suitable beads, to avoid any sharp edges, for the cover is frequently made of silvered tin, to produce a pleasing appearance. T he cover 16 does not overlie the ends 18, 19, or 22, so that such ends project beyond the cover to erve their respective purposes. rThe upper ends 18 of the supporting strips 15 are not directly fastened to the superstructure 11, but instead the upper edge of the cover 16 is provided with an upturned flange 211 which bears against the lower end of the side face of the superstructure 11, as clear from Figs. 1 and 3, and this upturned flange 24 is provided with screw holes 25 for receiving screws 26 to fasten the superstructure 11 in place.

I claim as my invention:

1. A kitchen cabinet, comprising the combination of a base, a table top slidably mounted on such base, a superstructure above the table top and beneath which the table top is slidable, and supports for supporting the superstructure from the base without interfering with the sliding of the table top, each of such supports comprising a plurality of U-shaped strips extending around the edges of the slidable table top and supported upon the base and upon which the superstructure rests and a sheet metal cover U-shaped in cross section and mounted over said strips and the space between them.

2. A kitchen cabinet, comprising the combination of a base, a table top slidably mounted on such base, a superstructure above the table top and beneath which the table top is slidable, and supports for supporting the superstructure from the base without interfering with the sliding of the table top, each of such supports comprising a plurality of strips supported upon the hase and upon which the superstructure rests and a sheet metal cover mounted over said strips and the space between them, said strips projecting under the superstructure and said cover having an upwardly extending` iange which bears against a side face ofthe superstructure. l

3. A support Jfor the superstructure of a kitchen cabinet, comprising a plurality of strips, and a sheet metal cover mounted over said strips and the space between them, said strips having a horizontally projecting portion 'for proj ecting under the superstructure and said cover having an upwardly extend ing liange for bearing against the side face of the superstructure.

ln witness whereof, have hereunto set iny hand at ndianapolis, Indiana, this tenth day of 0ctober, A. D. one thousand nineJ hundred and sixteen.

FRANK CQSS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. Y 

